{"id":8,"date":"2025-10-22T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:37:02","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Rocker Inline Skating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Next Level Control: Full Rocker High Speed and Slalom in 1 Session\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6-IAjdu05AU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have tried the 4 wheel 80mm flat setup and the 3 wheel 110mm setup, and hate them both with a passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is impossible for me to skate the way I&#8217;m used to skating, in those setups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also used the Endless 90&#8217;s for a good chunk of 2023, and if I had to give up the 80mm full rocker, I would go to that.<br>I did enjoy them, but nowhere near enough as I do the 80mm full rocker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on everywhere I have looked online, and in my experience skating in group skates, I have discovered I am pretty much the only one that I know of who skates the streets in a <a href=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/my-skates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full rocker setup<\/a>, 100% of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/my-skates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:30px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:30px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px;width:280px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thumb.jpg 409w, https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/thumb-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Links to more about my skates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>How rare is it for a full rocker skater to regularly skate 30-60 miles per week in that setup?<br><br>I asked <em><strong>ChatGPT<\/strong><\/em>, which is totally new to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, you are probably in a very small minority \u2014 not because full rocker can\u2019t handle distance and street skating, but because most skaters optimize for efficiency, stability, and speed once mileage gets high.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgbt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:24px;border-top-right-radius:24px;border-bottom-left-radius:24px;border-bottom-right-radius:24px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgbt.jpg 845w, https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgbt-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgbt-768x720.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ChatGPT Response<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inline skating, like many other sports, has several variations, and with that comes the variation in skates, which today, is almost infinite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>There are many styles of skating?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed there is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inline skating can be broken down into these distinct variations, or styles: (and even a combination of them-very common from what I have seen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Speed skating<\/em><\/strong> (including the downhillers), where the only thing that matters is speed, and the best way to get the most speed, is with all the wheels contacting the surface at the same time, which is also important for stability. The number and sizes of the wheels in this case also has many variations, but larger wheels allow for more speed than smaller ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Aggressive skaters<\/em><\/strong> are those who like to ride and\/or jump on railings, ramps, stairs, or whatever they may come across at any given time. These skaters usually use skates specifically for this, and they can be in many variations as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Slalom skaters<\/em><\/strong> are the tricksters (cones and such), hockey players, artistic and figure skaters, where the ability for a quick change of direction is needed.<br>These skaters require the wheels to be sized, or setup in such a way that not all wheels contact the surface at the same time. This allows much more maneuverability than a flat setup, while giving up some speed and stability in return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Street skaters<\/em><\/strong> are just that, and can even be a combination of all three above, and I have seen them in just about every setup imaginable.<br>3 wheels, up to 5 wheels (I think I&#8217;ve seen 6 at least once!), and the wheels can get up to 135MM in today\u2019s skating world.<br>Street skaters are happy with good speed and distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not the fastest skater, nor do I do tricks, and I&#8217;m definitely not doing anything aggressive at my age. (props to those of you who do!)<br><br>I choose the <a href=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/my-skates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4x80mm full rocker setup<\/a> for the physical benefits I know I get from it, but also for the pure joy of skating that way.<br><br>It&#8217;s almost like playing hockey the entire time I&#8217;m out there, and why it can be difficult for me to call it a day sometimes! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgpt3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:31px;border-top-right-radius:31px;border-bottom-left-radius:31px;border-bottom-right-radius:31px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgpt3.jpg 968w, https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgpt3-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chatgpt3-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More from ChatGPT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full Rocker Inline Skating I have tried the 4 wheel 80mm flat setup and the 3 wheel 110mm setup, and hate them both with a passion. It is impossible for me to skate the way I&#8217;m used to skating, in those setups. I also used the Endless 90&#8217;s for a good chunk of 2023, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371,"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wkevin.com\/skating\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}